8-letter words containing c, p, l
- claspeth — (archaic) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clasp.
- clasping — (of a leaf) partly or wholly surrounding the stem.
- clay pit — a pit or mine from which clay is extracted
- claypans — Plural form of claypan.
- clean up — If you clean up a mess or clean up a place where there is a mess, you make things tidy and free of dirt again.
- clean-up — free from dirt; unsoiled; unstained: She bathed and put on a clean dress.
- cleanups — Plural form of cleanup.
- clear up — When you clear up or clear a place up, you tidy things and put them away.
- clifftop — A clifftop is the area of land around the top of a cliff.
- clip art — a large collection of simple drawings stored in a computer from which items can be selected for incorporation into documents
- clip-fed — (of an automatic firearm) loaded from a cartridge clip
- clip-ons — sunglasses designed to be clipped on to a person's spectacles
- clip-out — intended to be clipped out, as from a newspaper: a clip-out coupon.
- clippers — a hand tool with two cutting blades for clipping fingernails, hedges, etc
- clippies — Plural form of clippie.
- clipping — A clipping is an article, picture, or advertisement that has been cut from a newspaper or magazine.
- clock up — If you clock up a large number or total of things, you reach that number or total.
- clodpate — A blockhead; a dolt or fool.
- clodpole — a dull or stupid person
- clodpoll — a stupid or foolish person; blockhead
- clomping — Present participle of clomp.
- clopping — a sound made by or as if by a horse's hoof striking the ground.
- close up — If someone closes up a building, they shut it completely and securely, often because they are going away.
- close-up — the end or conclusion: at the close of day; the close of the speech.
- closeups — Plural form of closeup.
- clued-up — If you say that someone is clued-up on a particular subject, you are showing your approval of the fact that they have a great deal of detailed knowledge and information about it.
- clumpier — Comparative form of clumpy.
- clumping — a small, close group or cluster, especially of trees or other plants.
- clumpish — clumpy
- clupeids — Plural form of clupeid.
- clupeoid — of, relating to, or belonging to the Isospondyli (or Clupeiformes), a large order of soft-finned fishes, including the herrings, salmon, and tarpon
- clypeate — shaped like a round shield
- co-pilot — The co-pilot of an aircraft is a pilot who assists the chief pilot.
- coal pit — a pit where coal is dug.
- coal pot — a cooking device using charcoal, consisting of a raised iron bowl and a central grid
- coalport — a white translucent bone china having richly coloured moulded patterns, made in the 19th century at Coalport near Shrewsbury
- cocoplum — a tropical shrub, Chrysobalanus icaco
- coemploy — to employ together
- collapse — If a building or other structure collapses, it falls down very suddenly.
- colophon — a publisher's emblem on a book
- colpitis — inflammation of the vagina; vaginitis
- compiled — to put together (documents, selections, or other materials) in one book or work.
- compiler — A compiler is someone who compiles books, reports, or lists of information.
- compiles — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of compile.
- compital — (of the shrine of a domestic god) located at a crossroads
- complain — to make an accusation; bring a formal charge
- compleat — an archaic spelling of complete, used esp in the titles of handbooks, in imitation of The Compleat Angler by Izaak Walton
- complect — to interweave or entwine
- complete — You use complete to emphasize that something is as great in extent, degree, or amount as it possibly can be.
- completo — (slang) A hot dog with the works.